The Press Box.

Lindros Cleared To Rejoin Flyers

Eric Lindros, the banished Philadelphia Flyers star, was cleared Monday to practice with the team following two concussions in the past three months.

Lindros flew to Chicago on Monday to see concussion specialist Dr. James Kelly, who has been treating him and issuing workout guidelines.

The Flyers issued a statement during the first period of Monday's 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, stating only that Lindros was examined by Kelly and cleared to participate in full team practices.

"If he gets the OK, he'll be out there and we'll find a place to put him," Flyers coach Craig Ramsay said Monday following the team's morning skate.

- The Red Wings have chosen not to exercise a $3 million team option on veteran defenseman Larry Murphy's contract for next season.

Murphy, 39, had 10 goals and 30 assists in 81 games during the regular season. He added two goals and three assists in the playoffs.

Murphy earned $2.5 million this season. He would become an unrestricted free agent July 1 if he doesn't come to terms with the Wings.

- Teemu Selanne went on trial in Helsinki, Finland, charged with driving more than 80 m.p.h. on a narrow gravel road in July and hitting a car driven by the president of Finland's hockey federation.

Selanne, a top scorer for the Mighty Ducks, is being tried in absentia, and neither Finnish authorities nor his NHL club knew his whereabouts.

He could face a maximum two-year prison sentence in a case expected to last about two weeks.

Selanne was unhurt in the crash in which he was practicing for a rally road race.